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Category Archives: Opinion
On hearing of Toni Morrison’s death: 6th. August 2019
I started today with an exchange on Twitter about writers’ habits. The question asked was how and when do fellow educators find the time and discipline to write; it elicited several thoughtful responses. Whilst reading one strand, in which someone … Continue reading
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Tagged books, feminism, fiction, literature, news, race, reading, toni morrison, writing
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Should we pay more attention to the rising numbers of male heads of girls’ schools?
This tweet from The Good Schools Guide today has galvanised me into this post, which is based on a question I have been pondering all academic year. Why is there a growing number of male heads in independent girls’ schools … Continue reading
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Tagged education, gender, girls, heads, leadership, schools, sex, single sex
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